We certainly live in a liability crazy society. There's probably a fortune to be made in writing iron-clad, lawyer-proof disclaimers. A new cottage industry, perhaps... 🙂
It seems people are more interested in finding fault than finding solutions. I mean, whose fault is it really if I spill a cup of hot coffee in my lap or I decide to use the blow dryer in the shower?
Responsibility (as mentioned earlier) and accountability are important elements of improving software development.
Along the lines of writing better software, my manager sent out this piece by Charles Fishman yesterday. He notes that errors are ultimately the result of the process.